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Mayor Rahm Emanuel is planning to borrow another $500 million, some of which will be used to push more debt off into the future at a higher cost to taxpayers. The Emanuel administration declined Thursday to provide a detailed breakdown of how the proceeds will be spent after introducing the latest borrowing proposal at this week's City Council meeting. The mayor has borrowed heavily to keep City Hall and Chicago Public Schools afloat as pension and other costs rise and pressure mounts to significantly raise taxes. About three weeks ago, Emanuel borrowed $1.1 billion at high interest rates to purge risky debt from the city's portfolio, push other debt off onto the next...

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